That's a decrease of 27.5 percent from 2016, when the city spent $23.07 million, or $5,740 per household.
Salem has 4,019 households and a population of 7,485.
Since 2001, the City of Salem budget has fallen by 24.6 percent, from $22.17 million. The city population has fallen four percent over the same period, from 7,800.
Salaries accounted for 23.2 percent of city spending in 2017. Salem property taxpayers paid $3.89 million for 65 full-time employees and 60 part-time employees.
In 2001, the city had 85 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees, and spent $3.95 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
7,485
$16,724,497
$3,885,443
23.2
125
$31,084
2016
7,485
$23,070,676
$3,994,067
17.3
124
$32,210
2015
7,485
$19,722,122
$3,903,869
19.8
124
$31,483
2014
7,485
$18,767,152
$3,755,905
20
126
$29,809
2013
7,485
$18,239,683
$3,498,582
19.2
165
$21,204
2012
7,485
$19,309,892
$3,922,641
20.3
180
$21,792
2011
7,485
$22,764,040
$4,122,162
18.1
138
$29,871
2010
8,000
$26,535,918
$3,974,936
15
134
$29,664
2009
8,000
$22,538,839
$4,120,738
18.3
134
$30,752
2008
8,000
$22,332,208
$3,803,690
17
125
$30,430
2007
8,000
$39,717,533
$3,490,854
8.8
133
$26,247
2006
8,000
$27,999,289
$3,916,661
14
128
$30,599
2005
7,909
$24,860,785
$4,100,893
16.5
130
$31,545
2004
7,909
$26,943,237
$4,156,925
15.4
160
$25,981
2003
7,909
$7,017,380
$4,089,946
58.3
160
$25,562
2002
7,909
$20,160,060
$4,141,658
20.5
100
$41,417
2001
7,800
$22,168,326
$3,945,454
17.8
105
$37,576
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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